The plant, discovered on the Philippine island of Palawan during a 2007 scientific expedition and now dubbed Nepenthes attenboroughii, is not so nice: Rodents and insects that fall into the "pitcher" can be trapped and slowly consumed by its flesh-eating enzymes.

Other important plants occurring in the park include 608 fern species, 9 Nepenthes species (pitcher plants, including 4 species that are endemic to Kinabalu: Nepenthes burbidgeae, N. rajah and N. villosa), 24 Rhododendron species (5 species are endemic to Kinabalu), 78 Fiscus species (over 50% of all the species found in Borneo), 52 palm species, 6 bamboo species and 30 ginger species.